Thursday, January 20, 2011

Conway Bowman has been a huge innovator for not only the sport of fly fishing, but also for his conservational efforts in catch and release fishing (mostly for gigantic mako sharks).

Regardless, he’s a hell of a guide for a lot of saltwater fish, and has recently put A LOT of those tips into a book “The Orvis Guide to Beginning Saltwater Fly Fishing: 101 Tips for the Absolute Beginner”.

Make sure you check out his website at www.bowmanbluewater.com for more information on his fishing, conservation, and also how to get in on a chance to get s trip with him. It’s a great opportunity for anyone who flings flies…

Monday, January 10, 2011

Well another week of nothing fly fishing for me…turns out the weather gods had other ideas for the streams. Most began to slush over through the days last week, and by the looks of the weeks forecast, we should be locked up for a good while.
Regardless, Conklin was able to fool a few fish in some of the smaller tribs out east into an egg meal. He did say that there was one larger female that taped at about 30”, which is a hell of a nice fish…

Schmidt should be up here on Friday for the Cleveland Show this weekend. Be sure to check him out if you’re in the area….

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Well the trip home was fun, and full of family and friends, as the trips normally are. I was only able to manageone trip out into the river, and of course scored a big old goose egg, but it was refreshing none the less…

Below are pics from the trip home…

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Good News / Bad News though…

Warm temps really opened up the rivers here. First hand reports from some of the crew have fish in some of the fishable streams and tributaries. Some of the larger rivers are still clearing, and should hold fish in the coming days…

Problem is that the temps dropped again, and have the slush well into the afternoon on most of the streams…

It’s looking like a lock up is coming, but hopefully some fishing will be had before then. Finishing up the family/Christmas gig this weekend, but hopefully I’m able to wet a line locally while I can.